Synonyms for black eye
Definitions
- n. 1
A periorbital hematoma; a visible bruise surrounding a person's eye; an assault causing such a bruise; the eye involved.
- n. 2
A defeat.
Example sentences
- blow The loss of her husband was a great blow for Mary.
- reverse You need to reverse your vest, it's back to front.
- reversal The recent data has caused a reversal of expectations.
- setback It was Mary who informed me about Tom's setback.
- mouse A dog runs after a cat, and the cat after a mouse.
By length
- 4 letters
- blow1
- 5 letters
- mouse1
- 6 letters
- shiner2
- 7 letters
- reverse2, setback2, blinker
- 8 letters
- reversal3
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (shiner2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- cocard